Bluegrass and country star Ricky Skaggs will be in Virginia Beach next week to sign copies of his new memoir, "Kentucky Traveler: My Life in Music." He's visiting the area the same day as his live album with Bruce Hornsby is released.

According to his publisher's website, Skaggs is scheduled to sign books at the Barnes & Noble near Pembroke Mall, 4485 Virginia Beach Blvd., starting 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 20. His autobiography, written with Eddie Dean, was just published on Monday, according to the Barnes & Noble website.

Meanwhile, the Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby live album, "Cluck Ol' Hen," is scheduled for release on Aug. 20.

The timing seems to be completely coincidental. Hornsby said this week that he'll be out of town next week and won't be available to meet up with his old bluegrass-picking pal.

In any case, the promotional push for the album "Cluck Ol' Hen," won't begin in earnest until October when Hornsby and Skaggs will hit the road for a string of concerts. The first is scheduled for Oct. 5 at the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

An honest, deeply American story of the power of faith, family, and music from one of America's most beloved bluegrass and country artists.

Unlike other farm boys growing up in the small town of Cordell, Kentucky, Ricky Skaggs learned to play the mandolin at five years old. Sure, plenty of other mountain boys plucked guitars or fiddles, or learned the old songs their grandparents taught them. But few tried and fewer still mastered the mandolin. By the time he was six years old, Ricky Skaggs's talent was clear enough that his daddy knew he had to get that boy onstage. When bluegrass master and mandolin virtuoso Bill Monroe rolled into a nearby small town, Ricky was there. As the crowd cheered, "Let little Ricky sing one!" so began a storied life in music ...************